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Snuff Box with Catherine II Imperial Monogram
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This bombé box illustrates the survival of the Rococo style in Russia in the late 18th century. Its borders are worked in repoussé with "C" and "S" scrolls. Both the box's sides and base are decorated in niello with scenes of nymphs and cupids in gardens over an engine-turned ground in scallop patterns. Within a raised cartouche on the lid there appears the crowned cipher of Catherine II (reigned: 1762-1796), enclosed by garlands painted in gold over green enamel.
Inscription
Provenance
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Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
Geographies
Russia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 11/16 × W: 4 7/16 × D: 1 7/8 in. (6.8 × 11.3 × 4.7 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Jean M. Riddell, 2010
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.719